Indoor unit of air conditioner
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0086483
(2006-11-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8408021
(2013-04-02)
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우선권정보 |
KR-10-2006-0011652 (2006-02-07); KR-10-2006-0022777 (2006-03-10) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/KR2006/005136
(2006-11-30)
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§371/§102 date |
20100720
(20100720)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2007/091766
(2007-08-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Cha, Sang Won
- Park, Tae Jun
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
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인용정보 |
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초록
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The present invention relates to a picture frame type indoor unit of an air conditioner for mounting a photograph or a picture on a wall. The indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a cabinet (10), a picture frame panel (30) mounted in front of the cabinet (10), and a link mechanism (200) hinged
The present invention relates to a picture frame type indoor unit of an air conditioner for mounting a photograph or a picture on a wall. The indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a cabinet (10), a picture frame panel (30) mounted in front of the cabinet (10), and a link mechanism (200) hinged both on the cabinet (10) and the picture frame panel (30), thereby permitting convenient working in inside inspection or repair of the indoor unit even if the picture frame panel (30) is not dismounted from the cabinet (10) completely.
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1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising: a cabinet;a picture frame panel mounted in front of the cabinet; anda link mechanism hinged both on the cabinet and the picture frame panel,wherein the link mechanism includes a rotatable link and a support link arranged in an up/down direction, an
1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising: a cabinet;a picture frame panel mounted in front of the cabinet; anda link mechanism hinged both on the cabinet and the picture frame panel,wherein the link mechanism includes a rotatable link and a support link arranged in an up/down direction, andwherein the rotatable link includes a picture frame arm hinged on the picture frame panel, and a panel arm hinged on the cabinet, for adjusting a length by a relative movement of the picture frame arm and the panel arm. 2. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support link is longer than the rotatable link. 3. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotatable link is positioned above the support link. 4. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the picture frame panel has portions the rotatable link/the support link are hinged thereon positioned above portions of the cabinet the rotatable link/the support link are hinged thereon. 5. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portions of the picture frame panel the support link are hinged thereon are positioned above the portions of the cabinet the support link are hinged thereon. 6. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cabinet further includes a front panel having the link mechanism connected thereto, and an air inlet in a front thereof, and brackets for hinging the support link or the rotatable link thereon. 7. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bracket having the support link hinged thereon includes a rail having the hinge of the support link placed therein for moving the support link along the rail. 8. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bracket has an opened top side and a closed bottom side. 9. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the picture frame arm and the panel arm is slidably placed in the other side. 10. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the picture frame arm and the panel arm has a guide projection movably placed in a guide groove in the other one of the picture frame arm and the panel arm. 11. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is a fastening mechanism between the cabinet and the picture frame panel, the fastening mechanism includes a hook on one of the cabinet and the picture frame panel and a hole in the other one of the cabinet and the picture frame panel for placing the hook therein. 12. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pin for rotatably connecting the link mechanism to at least one of the case and the picture frame panel, and being held at least the other one of the case and the picture frame panel. 13. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one of the case and the picture frame panel includes; a link mechanism connection portion for rotatable connection of the link mechanism thereto with the pin, anda pin fastening portion for fastening the pin thereto. 14. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 13, wherein the pin includes; a pin portion passed through the link mechanism connection portion and the link mechanism for rotatable connection of the link mechanism to the link mechanism connection portion and,a projection fastened to the pin fastening portion. 15. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein the pin further includes a stopper at an end of the pin portion for being held in a left/right direction by the link mechanism connection portion. 16. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 15, wherein the projection projects from an outside circumference of the stopper in a radial direction. 17. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein there are a plurality of the projections formed along the outside circumference of the stopper at intervals. 18. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein the link mechanism connection portion is brackets arranged in a left/right direction opposite to each other spaced from each other greater than a left/right direction width of the link mechanism, each having a pass through hole in a left/right direction for pass through of the pin portion. 19. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein the pin fastening portion is spaced greater than a left/right direction width of the link mechanism and the projection. 20. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 19, wherein the pin fastening portion has a pin escaping recess for preventing the pin from interfering in a left/right direction at the time the pin is placed in the left/right direction from a side of the link mechanism connection portion. 21. The indoor unit as claimed in claim 14, wherein one of the pin fastening portion and the projection has a projection and the other one of the pin fastening potion and the projection has a holding hole for placing the projection therein to hold the projection.
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (3)
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Kaneko Takuji,JPX ; Okamoto Yoshikatsu,JPX, Air conditioning and front panel therefor and method and apparatus for making, using, and reinforcing same.
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Blair Robert R. (Dallas TX), Cabinet for air conditioning system.
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Kane Michael N. (River Forest IL) Hogan Lawrence R. (Lake Villa IL), Tamper-proof display assembly.
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